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you goin' to boy!
So, I get home last night and my apartment complex is overrun w/ bar patrons. So MUCH so that I have no place to park in my OWN parking lot -- the SAME parking lot where I was under the impression you needed a STICKER to park in. As most seem to do these days, I updated my FB status to mirror my frustration. It read:
"Chris Chaffin would like to invite ALL the individuals that are currently parked ILLEGALLY in his apt parking lot and galavanting off to R-Bar to kindly fornicate their maternal parental units."
I know the word choice was a little awkward, but that'll be explained in a moment. The next morning, I receive THIS comment from my former church's worship team leader:
"Wow, Chris. Remember my sweet little daughter, Kerrigan, who you used to love to hang with? We still have a picture framed with you & her when she was about 3. Well, she's eleven now, has a cell phone, is already deciding what car she wants to drive and has her first crush on a boy at school. She's thinking she wants a Facebook, too. But after reading your status, I guess I'm grateful she doesn't have a Facebook & isn't a friend with you. Praying for you and have been for some time. In fact, praying for all the prodigals to come home."
Of course, that only served to upset me more. My response:
"I was really pissed off last night, Rilee. I chose specific language so as to not IMMEDIATELY shock and appall, being all TOO aware of some of the people that requested me as a friend. However, I'm not gonna go THAT far outta my way to protect people's sensitivities anymore.
And while I still remember Kerrigan fondly, my trivial Facebook status should be the LEAST of your concerns w/ regards to what she is or is going to be exposed to.
And just an fyi, tryin to put me "on blast" (so to speak) over FB isn't the BEST way to round up a "prodigal"."
She then responds w/ a smiley face...and sends me a msg in my inbox:
"Yeah, you're right. I should have put it in a message instead on your page. Sorry about that but not about the rest. Still praying for you. All lot of us are. Love you."
See, THIS is the reason I hesitated when accepting friend requests from people like her in the FIRST place. I'm 25 ing years old, goddammit! You can't talk down to me like I'm a child simply because you "remember me when". that! her!
Last edited by Fpoonsie; 09-25-2009 at 11:21 AM.
you goin' to boy!
Wait a minute, what's this worship team leader doing on Facebook?
Right on bro. There's no reason for you not to have a parking space.
If someone doesn't like your Facebook status, they can just remove you. There was no need to her to "Put you on blast".
You should get the number for the towing company your complex uses. They'll appreciate the business.
Whats an 11 year old doing on facebook in the first place.
i thought it was for eleven year olds.
Hah, that's the nature of facebook. I deleted that bull and will never look back
Dunno. Keepin a holier-than-thou eye on the strayin flock?Wait a minute, what's this worship team leader doing on Facebook?
That's what I'm thinkin...on BOTH counts.
To be honest, it's the first thing I thought of. However, after talking to a couple of the residents there, they seem to consider it simply a "necessary evil" of living relatively close to campus, and advised me that if I wanted to park there, I should get back before 11pm or after 2am. Wtf?!? Back in CS, students would park at IHOP or the McDonald's and walk to Northgate...and the local towing companies had a ing FIELD day w/ 'em.
You were clearly joking.This self righteous judgmental broad needs to remove the stick and learn how to take a joke.
You always have to be careful what you write on Facebook.
them in their facebooks. If there's a sign saying they'll be towed, get them towed.
Tow it!
A quick update followed by a new pain in the ass.
The that sent me the original verbal shu-lacking ended up deleting it a day or so later. Which was fine, except I wasn't aware until a day or so after THAT, so until then, I looked like a crazy bas yelling at no one. Anyways...
Last night, I get home and notice an older coworker of mine had THIS status:
Joe
On the most fun night of the year, Halloween night, I must work at Blockbuster until midnight. (Apparently, I missed requesting that night off.) So, if anyone is hanging around Corinth, bring your kids and Halloween to our store. I will buy some candy to distribute to kids in their costume. I can assure you, overalls, boots and a pillowcase does not qualify as a costume and candy holder.
Just for fun (more or less), I wrote this in response:
Chris Chaffin
But make sure you wait until AFTER 10pm to drag in your rambunctious lil bas s. I could do w/o that headache. Thanks!
To which he responded:
Joe
Anyone who brings their kids, all the candy will be at Chris' till. I will make sure he will be assigned to the first one. If you have any problems with his lil at ude, let me know.
Again, to which I replied:
Chris Chaffin
I will feed on the hearts of any of the costumed young that come within a foot of my register asking for "treats".
Yet, after waking up this morning, I noticed that my FINAL response had been deleted and I had received THIS in my inbox:
Please be careful of what you say about kids. I am familiar with your humor, but someone wrote me privately about it. Borderline pedophilia.
What. the. ? Maybe I'm simply being naive, but HOW could what I said be misconstrued as REMOTELY pederast in nature?
I swear to God, adults/parents/religious folks are RUINING Facebook. Add it to the list, I suppose.
You need to remove yourself from the lives of a large majority of the people around you.
damnit poonsie let the kids have their candy and keep your junk behind the counter.
Well, see, that's the thing. I DID remove myself. I no longer attend that church (or ANY church, for that matter), nor do I even live in tha ing city. Most of the judgmental types I grew up w/ or around simply FOUND me.
I dunno. I suppose the lesson for me here is you're bound to run into these types REGARDLESS of where you end up. I thought Dallas was a bit more "progressive" (or whatever else you may wanna call it)...CERTAINLY moreso than College Station.
I found Dallas and its suburbs to be a step down from modern society.Well, see, that's the thing. I DID remove myself. I no longer attend that church (or ANY church, for that matter), nor do I even live in tha ing city. Most of the judgmental types I grew up w/ or around simply FOUND me.
I dunno. I suppose the lesson for me here is you're bound to run into these types REGARDLESS of where you end up. I thought Dallas was a bit more "progressive" (or whatever else you may wanna call it)...CERTAINLY moreso than College Station.
It's REALLY simple.
Don't post on Facebook.
Problem solved.
I knew I recognized something about you. Prodigals recognize prodigals lol.
just realize what it is.
for most people it's their real name, and is used for keeping up with friends and family.
it's not the anonymous off the cuff playground that spurstalk is.
paki linked the two and you see what happened...keep them separate or face the consequences!
A Michael Bolton (no, not THAT one) quote comes to mind:
"Why should I [stop posting]? [THEY'RE] the one[s] that suck."*
*edited for relatability.
I don't really think I've been behaving out of line here. I don't think I'm THAT far out of touch w/ what may push some buttons, and so far, I think I've been relatively tame.
oh i don't think you were out of line at all, but apparently somebody with a stick up their ass who's opinion matters to your buddy did...
+1
If you think it felt good to on facebook, just wait until you're watching those cars getting towed away.
, if there are enough ofthem you might be able to negotiate a "finder's fee" from the towing company...
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